Panthers-Oilers finals rematch opens as toss-up

Oddsmakers deliberation the Stanley Cup finals rematch betwixt the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers is simply a toss-up.

ESPN BET connected Thursday opened the Panthers and Oilers each astatine -110 aft the matchup was set. The terms was connected the determination Thursday night, with Edmonton emerging arsenic the favourite astatine immoderate books, but the likelihood remained close.

The Panthers outlasted the Oilers successful 7 games to triumph the franchise's archetypal Stanley Cup past season. The opening terms for this year's finals suggests different competitory conflict is successful store.

Game 1 is Wednesday successful Edmonton. The Oilers opened arsenic -120 favorites to triumph Game 1.

Florida rolled implicit the Carolina Hurricanes successful 5 games to scope its 3rd consecutive Stanley Cup finals, portion the Oilers finished disconnected the Dallas Stars connected Thursday successful the Western Conference finals.

The Panthers began this play arsenic the favorites to triumph the Stanley Cup and remained among the apical tier of contenders each season. They are looking to go the 10th franchise successful NHL past repetition astatine Stanley Cup champions.

The Oilers besides were among the apical Stanley Cup favorites each play astatine sportsbooks and attracted plentifulness of enactment from the betting public. Entering the playoffs, much bets had been placed -- and much wealth wagered -- connected Edmonton to hoist the Cup than immoderate different squad astatine aggregate sportsbooks. At DraftKings, astir 21% of each bets placed connected the sportsbooks' likelihood to triumph the Stanely Cup were connected the Oilers.

The Panthers bushed the Oilers doubly this season. Both games were decided by 1 goal.

Edmonton's Connor McDavid is the favourite to triumph the Conn Smythe Award astatine -110, followed by Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky astatine +250 astatine ESPN BET.